The Future And You--August 1, 2019
The Future And You
Jeff Greason Interviewed by Stephen Euin Cobb. Concerning: The transition from space as a series of government supported projects to space as a series of business ventures--a transition we are in now. But also, space as a place where millions of people will someday live and work permanently. And the profound changes this will bring in our ability to build out our future infrastructure in space.
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The Future And You--Oct 26, 2016
The Future And You
The Transhumanism Panel from Concarolinas (in which we discuss some--but by no means all--aspects of transhumanism). Speakers include: , Ben Davis, and me, Stephen Euin Cobb, as the moderator. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the Oct 12, 2016 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 56 minutes] This episode contains the entire one-hour panel, and was recorded in front of an audience in Charlotte NC on June 27, 2015 at the SF&F convention . (This recording is from the summer of 2015. Somehow I overlooked including it in the show last year and so I'm including it now in its...
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The Future And You--Oct 12, 2016
The Future And You
"The Year in Science." A panel discussion of discoveries and inventions made during the previous 12 months. Speakers: James Maxey, Erin Penn, JT the Enginerd, and me, Stephen Euin Cobb, as the moderator. is the author of the superhero novels Nobody Gets the Girl and Burn Baby Burn; as well as the Dragon Age trilogy: Bitterwood, Dragonforge, and Dragonseed. His multi-book epic, Dragon Apocalypse, is an enthusiastic blend of the superhero and fantasy genres. Its titles include Greatshadow (2012), Hush (2012) and Witchbreaker (2013). obtained her Masters of Science in...
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The Future And You--Sept. 28, 2016
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Topics: Trends in agriculture and agricultural research, as well as Monsanto and GMOs (genetically modified organisms). has been a professional agronomist with the US Department of Agriculture for the past 25 years. He is currently working on genetic modifications of Soybeans in the Crop genetics Research Unit Stoneville, MS. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the Sept. 28, 2016 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 25 minutes] This interview was recorded in Charlotte NC on June 4, 2016 at the SF&F convention ConCarolinas. has interviewed over 350 people for his work...
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The Future And You--Sept 14, 2016
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and are our featured guests. Topics include the continued rise of independent publishing and some of the ways the traditional publishing houses are changing how they treat authors so they can continue to profit in this new environment. David B. Coe is the author of more than fifteen novels and a dozen short stories. His first series, the LonTobyn Chronicle won the William L. Crawford Fantasy Award. Stuart Jaffe is the author of The Max Porter Paranormal-Mysteries, The Malja Chronicles, a post-apocalyptic fantasy series, and After The Crash as well as the short story collection, 10 Bits...
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The Future And You--Sept 7, 2016
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is our featured guest. Topics include: trends in Education, Creativity, and getting and keeping a job. is widely known as a pioneer in the early days of Podcasting, and is one of the three people responsible for my starting this show, The Future And You, back in 2005. (The other two people being Mur Lafferty and Tee Morris.) Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the Sept 7, 2016 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 33 minutes] This interview was recorded in Charlotte NC on June 4, 2016 at the SF&F convention ConCaolinas. has interviewed over 350 people for his work as...
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The Future And You--August 24, 2016
The Future And You
Hackers & Identity Theft (Part 2 of 2). Methods, vulnerabilities, countermeasures, and the TV show Mr. Robot. Speakers: James McDonald, DL Leonine (Leo the Lion), and Stephen Euin Cobb as the moderator. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the August 24, 2016 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 30 minutes] This episode contains the second half of this panel. The first half is in last week's show. This panel was recorded in front of an audience in Charlotte NC on June 4, 2016 at the SF&F convention ConCaolinas. has interviewed over 350 people for his work as an...
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The Future And You--August 17, 2016
The Future And You
Hackers & Identity Theft (Part 1 of 2). Methods, vulnerabilities, countermeasures, and the TV show Mr. Robot. Speakers: James McDonald, DL Leonine (Leo the Lion), and Stephen Euin Cobb as the moderator. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the August 17, 2016 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 36 minutes] This episode contains the first half of this panel. The second half will be in next week's show. This panel was recorded in front of an audience in Charlotte NC on June 4, 2016 at the SF&F convention ConCaolinas. has interviewed over 350 people for his work as an...
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The Future And You--Aug. 10, 2016
The Future And You
SETI & the Fermi Paradox (Part 2 of 2). The search for extraterrestrial intelligence and the mysterious lack of evidence for any extraterrestrial intelligence. Our speakers include Dr. Ben Davis, Erin Penn, DL Leonine (Leo the Lion), and me, Stephen Euin Cobb, as the moderator. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the August 10, 2016 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 32 minutes] This episode contains the second half of this panel. The first half is in last week's show. This panel was recorded in front of an audience in Charlotte NC on June 4, 2016 at the SF&F...
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The Future And You--Aug 3, 2016
The Future And You
SETI & the Fermi Paradox (Part 1 of 2). The search for extraterrestrial intelligence and the mysterious lack of evidence for any extraterrestrial intelligence. Our speakers include Dr. Ben Davis, Erin Penn, DL Leonine (Leo the Lion), and me, Stephen Euin Cobb, as the moderator. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the August 3, 2016 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 37 minutes] This episode contains the first half of this panel. The second half will be in next week's show. This panel was recorded in front of an audience in Charlotte NC on June 4, 2016 at the SF&F...
info_outlineDr. Robin D. Hanson (in Part 2 of 2) describes the coming global dominance of billions of Artificial Intelligences which are software emulations of the human brain. This interview is based on Dr. Hanson's new book:The Age of EM, which describes how these brain emulations will function, and how they may radically transform civilization.
Dr. Robin D. Hansonis associate professor of economics at George Mason University, and research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. He has a doctorate in social science from California Institute of Technology, master's degrees in physics and philosophy from the University of Chicago, and nine years experience as a research programmer, at Lockheed and NASA. He has 3100 citations, 60 publications, 420 media mentions, and he blogs atOvercomingBias.com.
Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the June 8, 2016 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 35 minutes] This episode contains the second half of the interview, which was recorded through Skype on May 13, 2016. The first half is in next week's show.
Stephen Euin Cobb has interviewed over 350 people for his work as an author, futurist, magazine writer, ghostwriter, and award-winning podcaster. A contributing editor for Space and Time Magazine; he has also been a regular contributor for Robot, H+, Grim Couture and Port Iris magazines; and he spent three years as a columnist and contributing editor for Jim Baen's Universe Magazine. For the last ten years he has produced a weekly podcast, The Future And You, which explores (through interviews, panel discussions and commentary) all the ways the future will be different from today. He is an artist, essayist, game designer, transhumanist, and is on the Advisory Board of The Lifeboat Foundation. Stephen is the author of an ebook about the future entitled: Indistinguishable from Magic: Predictions of Revolutionary Future Science.